expect

[iks'pekt]

v.预期, 期待, 盼望

vt.

1. 预计……可能发生(或来到); 预料; 预期[+(that)][+to-v][O2]

He expected to finish the work by March.

他预期三月份完成这项工作。

We expected that you would succeed.

我们预计你会成功的。

2. 期待; 等待; 盼望

That's just what we expected.

那正是我们所期望的。

I'll expect you for supper at six o'clock.

我六点等你吃晚饭。

3. 认为理应得到; 指望; 要求[(+from)][O2]

Don't expect too much of him.

别对他期望过高。

I expect you to be punctual.

我要求你准时。

The professor expected respect from his students.

教授认为学生理应尊敬他。

4. 想; 认为[W][Y][+(that)]

I expect you are right.

我想你是对的。

vi.

1. 期待; 预期

2. (用进行时)怀孕, 怀胎

Mary is expecting.

玛丽怀孕了。

词形变化

形容词: expectable | 副词: expectably | 名词: expectedness | 动词过去式: expected | 动词过去分词: expected | 动词现在分词: expecting | 动词第三人称单数: expects |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.预期; 准备以待

anticipate  await  think  suppose  hope  look for  

同义参见:

propose  infer  contemplate  

反义:

vt.vi.预期; 盼望; 指望

despair  

英英释义

动词 expect:

regard something as probable or likely

同义词：anticipate

consider obligatory; request and expect

同义词：ask, require

look forward to the probable occurrence of

同义词：look, await, wait

consider reasonable or due

be pregnant with

同义词：have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate

look forward to the birth of a child

补充

expectexpect英:[iksˈpekt] 美:[ɪkˈspɛkt]vt.1.预料; 预期She expects to fail the exam.她预料无法通过考试。2.认为(某事)会发生; 认为(某人)会来; 预计I expect a storm.我预计会有一场暴风雨。3.理应得到; 期望, 期待; 期盼We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。4.猜想; 认为某事是真实的I expect (that) you are tired from the trip.我想你旅途劳顿了吧。

例句

1. I was expecting the worst.我做好了最坏的打算。 2. They expect a good tip.他们盼着多拿点小费。 3. They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.他们预期新车的销售量会逐步提升。 4. I expect it will rain.我预计会下雨。 5. It is expected that the new owner will change the yacht's name.估计新主人会给游艇改名字。 6. He expects to win.他希望获胜。 7. The firm's highest earners can expect to make about £800,000 this year.该公司的收入最高者今年预计可以挣到80万英镑。 8. I expected him to turn down the invitation.我觉得他会拒绝邀请。 9. I wasn't expecting you to help.我没想到你会帮忙。 10. We didn't expect Brazil to lose.我们没想到巴西队会输。 11. As expected, the kittens hid when I walked into the room.不出所料, 当我进屋的时候小猫们都藏起来了。 12. We were warned that the consultation would not be launched at the end of June as expected.我们被告知, 磋商不能在六月底如期举行。 13. We expect sincerity from our politicians.我们期望政治家们的诚意。 14. Is this a rational thing to expect of your partner, or not?你这样要求你的搭档合理吗？ 15. I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.我确实期望晚上能有一些自己的时间。 16. We expect you to arrive on time.我们要求你准时到达。 17. The boss expects us to work late today.老板要求我们今天加班。 18. I expect it's a mistake.我认为这是个错误。 19. I expect you're tired.我想你累了吧。 20. I expect you can guess what follows.我想你能猜到接下来会发生什么。 21. I expect so希望如此 22. Will Joe be here at Christmas?—I expect so.圣诞的时候乔会来吗？——我看会的。 23. I am expecting an important letter.我在等一封重要信件。 24. We were expecting him home.我们正等他回家。 25. I'm expecting him for dinner.我们正等他吃晚饭。 26. Don't expect an instant cure.不要指望立刻治愈。 27. You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with.你不要指望喜欢所有一起共事的人。 28. Don't expect me to come and visit you there.别指望我会到那里拜访你。 29. She was expecting her second child.她怀着第二个孩子。 30. She's expecting a baby.她正怀着孩子。 31. I hear Dawn is expecting again.我听说唐又怀孕了。 32. It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?尝起来像是假的, 不过就这价钱你能指望什么呢？ 33. If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?如果一个人打猎而且还有自己的枪, 这有什么奇怪的？ 34. Hunter expects that she will come.亨特预料她会来。 35. I expected you sooner.我盼望着你早来。 36. I expect obedience我要求服从。 37. I expect that the weather will be nice.我想天气会好的。 38. Parents usually expect too much of their children.父母通常都对子女寄予过大希望。 39. I can't expect aid from her.我不能指望她的帮助。 40. I expect that you are tired from the trip.我想你旅行很疲劳。 41. Jack and Mary expect their second very soon.杰克和玛丽期待着第二个孩子的降生。 42. I love to expect.我喜欢期待。 43. His wife is expecting.她太太怀孕了。 44. it's as well to expect the worst.最好作最坏的打算。 45. [with obj. and infinitive]the hearing is expected to last a week.估计听证会要持续一周。 46. [with clause]one might expect that Hollywood would adjust its approach.有人可能猜测好莱坞会调整其方式。 47. [with obj. and infinitive]they were not expecting him to continue.他们没有料到他会继续。 48. Celia was expecting a visitor.西莉亚在等一个客人。 49. we expect great things of you.我们对你抱有很高的期望。 50. [with obj. and infinitive]we expect employers to pay a reasonable salary.我们要求用人单位支付合理工资。 51. they're just friends of his, I expect.我想他们只不过是他的朋友。 52. [with clause]I expect you know them?.我想，你认识他们？。 53. he had a few lines about the eyes, but at forty-seven that was only to be expected.他两眼周围有一些皱纹，不过四十七岁的人了，这也是正常的。 54. She was expecting a letter from the bank this morning but it didn't come.她预计今天早上银行会有一封信来，但是没有。 55. I expect that it will rain this afternoon.我看下午要下雨。 56. I know the food's not so good, but what did you expect from such a cheap restaurant? (= it's not surprising)我知道菜不大好，但对于这么便宜的餐馆，你还抱什么希望呢？ 57. She's expecting a baby in the spring (= she's pregnant).她春天要生孩子了。 58. He expects a high standard of work from everyone.他期望人人都有高水平的工作表现。 59. Factory workers are often expected to work at nights.工厂工人常常要在晚上工作。 60. ‘Whose is this suitcase?’ ‘Oh it's Maureen's, I expect.’“这是谁的手提箱？”“哦，我想是莫林的。” 61. We expect (that) the economy will improve. = We expect the economy to improve.我们预计经济将会改善。 62. "As expected, the election was very close."不出所料，此次选举势均力敌。 63. Costs have been higher than expected. = Costs have been higher than they were expected to be.成本比预期的要高。 64. It's expected that the new products will be available next month.新产品预计将于下月上市。 65. Prices are expected to rise.价格预计会上涨。 66. "He's opposed to the new law, as you might expect."你可能也预料到了，他反对这部新法。 67. I expect (that) she won't like the news.我预计她不会喜欢这个消息。 68. We were half/fully expecting [=we thought there was a reasonable/good chance] that the game would be canceled.我们猜测/相信这场比赛将会被取消。 69. Good things sometimes happen when you least expect them.好事有时会在你最意想不到的时候发生。 70. She expects to go to college.她想着去读大学。 71. I expect to do well on the exam.我想着能在考试中取得好成绩。 72. Who do you expect to win? = Who do you expect will win?你预计谁会赢？ 73. We expect them (to arrive) any minute now.我们预料他们随时会到达。 74. We expect rain tomorrow. = We expect it to rain tomorrow.我们预计明天有雨。 75. I'll expect your letter (to arrive) next week.我预计你的来信下星期能到。 76. I'm expecting a phone call.我在等一个电话。 77. The expected delivery date is next month.预期的交货日期是下个月。 78. He's a teacher who expects hard work from his students.他是位要求学生努力学习的老师。 79. Her latest film lacks the quality that we've come to expect (from her).她的最新的影片质量达不到我们（对她）的预期。 80. We expected more from/of you.我们对你寄予更高的希望。 81. This is not the kind of behavior I expected of you.这不是我期望你的所作所为。 82. He expects a great deal from/of himself and from/of other people.他对自己和他人都期望很高。 83. I don't think it's too much to expect that you should get to work on time.我认为要求你按时上班并不过分。 84. The supplier expects to be paid on time.供应商要求按时付款。 85. We expect you to pay your debts.我们要求你偿还债务。 86. “England expects every man to do his duty.”Lord Nelson (1805)纳尔逊勋爵(1805) “英格兰要求每个人都恪尽职守。” 87. She's expecting.她怀孕了。 88. She's expecting next month. [=she will probably give birth next month; her baby will probably be born next month]她下个月要生孩子了。 89. I expect [=guess] that these problems occur in other places too.我想这些问题在其他地方也会出现。 90. "She feels the same way, I expect."我想，她也有同样的感受。 91. “Does she feel the same way?” “I expect so/not.”“她有同样的感受吗？”“我想是的/不是。” 92. an expectable [=predictable] reaction意料中的反应